[Event "Before Pawn Power"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Hayman, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1668"] [BlackElo "1295"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 {last book move} Bg4 (5... c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O $11) 6. O-O $14 Bd6 7. f3 {White threatens to win material: f3xg4} Be6 8. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} c6 {Consolidates b5} 9. Bf4 Qc7 (9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5+ 11. Kh1 $14) 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ng3 (11. Qb3 b6 $11) 11... O-O 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. f4 Bg4 {Black threatens to win material: Bg4xd1} 14. Qc2 (14. Qe1 Rfe8 15. Qf2 Nb6 $11) 14... g6 {Controls f5} (14... Rae8 15. Bf5 $15) 15. f5 (15. h3 Bh5 $14) 15... Nh5 ( 15... c5 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Bxg6 cxd4 18. Bf5 dxc3 19. bxc3 $11) 16. Nxh5 $14 Bxh5 17. Nf3 Rae8 18. h3 {Covers g4} Qg3 19. Qd2 Re7 20. Qh6 {Black king safety dropped} Rfe8 $2 (20... f6 $142 $5 {would keep Black in the game} 21. Qd2 Nb6 $11) 21. Ne5 $16 Nxe5 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (21... Rxe5 22. dxe5 Rxe5 $16 (22... Qxd3 { capturing the bishop is still not a good idea} 23. f6 Nxf6 24. exf6 (24. Rxf6 $6 Be2 (24... Rxe5 $2 {doesn't work} 25. Raf1 $18) 25. Qf4 Qe4 $18) 24... Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. Rae1 $18)) 22. dxe5 (22. f6 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Qe3+ 23. Qxe3 Nf3+ 24. Qxf3 (24. gxf3 $2 Rxe3 25. Bc2 Bxf3 $19) (24. Rxf3 $6 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 $11) 24... Bxf3 25. fxe7 $18) 22... Rxe5 $17 (22... Qxd3 {succumbs to an attractive mate} 23. f6 Qe3+ 24. Qxe3 Kh8 25. Qh6 Rg8 26. fxe7 f6 27. exf6 c5 28. f7 Bf3 29. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 30. e8=Q#) 23. Kh1 $4 {White falls apart} (23. Rf2 $142 f6 24. Bf1 $17) 23... Qxd3 (23... Re2 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. fxg6+ fxg6 27. Rg1 Rxg2 28. Bxg6+ Kxg6 29. Rxg2 Bf3 30. Kg1 Qxg2#) 24. f6 Qxh3+ 25. gxh3 Bf3+ 26. Rxf3 Re1+ 27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 (28. Rxf1 Re2 29. Qg7#) 1-0